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Old 6th Sep 2001, 05:16
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Lurk R
 
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Zebedee - the other Canadian incident (Gimli Glider) occured primarily because the incorrect density factor factor was used (imperial instead of metric) and only half the required fuel was loaded. This incident seems to have been shown as an engineering fault with the engine change. Making a correlation is perhaps drawing rather a long bow...
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